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Climate change academic emails leaked online
Nothing is safe online. Whilst the story that hundreds of emails have been stolen and put online via a Russian mirror is no surprise it is a shock that there are academic emails from a UK University - in this case East Anglia.Whilst not likely to re...
Rap on the knuckles for Copenhagen
From the inbox:To demonstrate that "Globalisation and the Environment" is "down with the kids" here is a rap about climate change and Copenhagen.It is vaguely amusing actually and certainly worth 5 minutes of ones short life.. ...
The future of economics research?
An interesting (yet strangely depressing) prediction of the future of economics research from Marginal Revolution I am sure there is a silver lining somewhere but I can't quite pin it down yet.Matthew Kahn does a good follow up HERE.Two factors shap...
CO2 Emissions: Cumulative vs Annual
This is a picture I have wanted to see for a long time but was too lazy to do it myself.The result is interesting on many levels. The US is very naughty although China is catching up quick.http://www.flickr.com/photos/carbonquilt/4014194070/sizes/l/...
The weight of wee and why it matters
I am a little surprised this has not been thought of before. If an airline could extract the urine out of all passengers before they embark it could come pretty close to saving the planet.Just think of the benefit if all human waste products could be...
Potato Economics
Always on the look out for new branches of economics come an unmissable paper from Nathan Nunn and Nabcy Qian from British Columbia and Yale respectively.The abstract reveals the enormous impact of the Solanum tuberosum on world population growth and...
Environmental class war - burn the rich
George Monbiot writes great columns in the Guardian. Sure, pollution growth is never going to be good for the environment. What is far worse for the environment is the number of rich people. The parts in "bold" are sheer classic Monbiot. A great ...
A map to success - where are the acadmics?
This map is an environmental free zone but it great nonetheless.BIG VERSION.I know a lot of academics who seem to get stuck in the right hand corner of this map who enter under the illusion that they are a "born genius". Weak morals seems to be a big...
Climate Change Articles
New blog to check out. Nice layout and a good place to get information.Climate Change Articles . ...
The End of Civilisation
Nothing better than a good "end of the world" story for a Monday morning. This should appeal to economists everywhere. 'Earth 2100': the Final Century of Civilization? [ABC News]It's an idea that most of us would rather not face -- that within the ...
"Economists in the Pits?"
Apologies for the low posting rate - academics occasionally have to take a holiday and when that location is "internetless" even the most ardent blogger has to admit defeat.In UK academia the pressure to publish in "A" journals is immense. However, ...
The World According to Monsanto
I am on a "hammering big business roll" - first Chevron and now Monsanto.Up the revolution.The World According to Monsanto - Full Documentary [Twilight Earth]The post above has the entire documentary for all to view. . ...
Soap Smugglers
If ever there was an example of why the planet is ultimately doomed one only has to look as far as Spokane in Washington.I am sure it is not only Americans that are this environmentally selfish but it does feed the flames of discontent with America's...
What makes a good environmental story? Suicides in trees?
I subscribe to PlanetArk alerts which are both interesting and a cheap way of finding material to blog about. However, I am sometimes perplexed as to their selection criteria for the "Home of World Environment News".Today's lead article for example ...
How much can economists earn?
In the US academic economists are paid considerably more than their UK counterparts.This breakdown of Larry Summers' pay last year goes some way to explaining why. The market decides.With the hedge fund collapes I suspect this amount will be lower t...
Boy suspended for deliberate air pollution
It is Friday after all. All those that do not laugh when reading this story get extra marks.Student, 15, Suspended For Passing Gas [Orlando ??]LAKELAND, Fla. -- A Polk County teenage student has been suspended from school because he intentionally pa...
What does the saving of RAT island really teach us?
With a name like RAT ISLAND it was never going to take much to justify a blog post. ABC news do a good job of explaining the justification behind this "environmental experiment".Scale up from Rat Island to the planet and tell me what it implies........
Blogs are dead - long live the blog
Why do people blog? It is a good question. Recent advice from Wired magazine rings true. Most importanly, blogs ARE so 2004 as the design of this blog instantly gives away.There is something faintly amusing about blogs being "old tech" when most aca...
Vampire found in Italy
I am finding it a little tough to work out the link between vampires and the environment as an excuse to post this article but have failed.So unfortunately this is just for my own interest and the fact that it is kinda cool. Some could argue that th...
An Economic View of the Environment - Stavins
The environmental economics blogosphere welcomes Robert Stavins. This blog is sure to provide a rich stream of blogging material for globalisation and the environment.As always, the crunch will come in six months time when we will know if Professor ...
Are topless protests the future for environmental activism?
The flash mob protests over at Heathrow are becoming more flash and less protest.Today's topless flash mob reverts to the age old method of garnering publicity. There are worse ways of protesting although using the phrase "stop the slaughter" seems ...
Cloudspotters find the UK in the sky
Whilst some may wonder about my web surfing habits, the "cloud appreciation society" has an impressive "map of Britain" cloud. Given clouds are environmentally linked I think I can get away with it.The question of whether global warming will lead to...
Pollution causes male infertility - says Pope's paper
We all know that global warming is pretty bad - but this latest pollution based news story from the Vatican will worry men around the world and women are to blame (more specifically female urine).Fortunately or unfortunately this article has been "di...
The "opponent" and Swedish PhD examinations
Apologies for a lack of recent posts - I have just returned from being an "opponent" for a PhD in Lulea, Sweden. The Swedish PhD examination system is unique and has considerable merits over the UK system that can leave candidates with a feeling of ...
Snowflakes
As I prepare to fly to northern Sweden for a PhD viva I am mentally preparing for the -15 temperatures by looking at pictures of snowflakes.There are individual pictures of each snowflake at the link HERE.They do not all look like the snowflakes one ...
Climate Change - "medium rare"?
A picture with many meanings. Great Britain looks smaller than usual when depcited as a piece of dead cow.. ...
Another Green World Blog
A second blog link in a day. This time we highlight a great left field blog called "Another Green World" written by Derek Wall and colleagues.I love the description. I need to get a catchier by-line. Any blog that describes its interests as anti-c...
Lecturer in Environmental Economics at Queen's Belfast.
For any jobbing environmental economist, Queen's University Belfast have an interesting new post. It is reassuring to see a well respected University plough such considerable sums into "sustainable development" however defined.To be based in a Schoo...
Stiglitz and Krugman on the Colbert Report
Stiglitz on the always great Colbert Report.Same goes for the Krugman commentary on the Colbert ReportIt is a shame ful episodes are no longer available in Britain. As it mentions on the webpage, it really is time to send it the redcoats.. ...
Why do economists blog?
A good question and something that Dani Rodrik (Harvard) has previously looked at. This time environmental economics blog and 26econ have joined forces to present a few slides on blogging trends.The results are interesting. I account for 2 of the ob...
